119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 12, 2026
PEARL Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Sep 14, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Immigration
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Mar 12, 2026)
Providing Emotional Assistance with Relief and Love Act or the PEARL Act
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to establish a pilot program to adopt dogs from local animal shelters to be trained as support dogs for CBP’s Support Canine Program. Support dogs are used for grief assistance, trauma mitigation, and morale.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 569.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Animal protection and human-animal relationships · Border security and unlawful immigration · Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management · Law enforcement officers · Mental health · Service animals
LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
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3 citations.
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…3733, Make DOGE Permanent Act H.R. 3853, Federal Government Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 3891, Northern Border Security and Staffing Reform Act H.R. 3965, PEARL Act S. 4079, PEARL Act H.R. 4052, Employment Abundance Act H.R. 4057, CBP Canine Home Kenneling Pilot Act H.R. 4176, No Secret Police Act of 2025 H.R. 4440, Protecting Fed…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$340,000
Spent on own lobbying
…3733, Make DOGE Permanent Act H.R. 3853, Federal Government Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 3891, Northern Border Security and Staffing Reform Act H.R. 3965, PEARL Act S. 4079, PEARL Act H.R. 4052, Employment Abundance Act H.R. 4057, CBP Canine Home Kenneling Pilot Act H.R. 4176, No Secret Police Act of 2025 H.R. 4440, Protecting Fed…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 13, 2026 · issue area: Government Issues
$310,000
Spent on own lobbying
…3733, Make DOGE Permanent Act H.R. 3853, Federal Government Reform Act of 2025 H.R. 3891, Northern Border Security and Staffing Reform Act H.R. 3965, PEARL Act S. 4079, PEARL Act H.R. 4052, Employment Abundance Act H.R. 4057, CBP Canine Home Kenneling Pilot Act H.R. 4176, No Secret Police Act of 2025 H.R. 4440, Protecting Fed…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing